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Ms. Muhawi from Fresno, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Bookworms

Help me give my students each their own copy of the fun novel Percy Jackson: The Lightening Thief, first in it's series!

  • $209 goal

This project expired on August 27, 2025.

This project expired on August 27, 2025.

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Hello! I teach 5th grade in Fresno, California. One of my students' favorite part of the day is when we have our novel study! As a class, we all read a special book aloud together and have discussions on it's meaning and themes we encounter.

Readings is something that our students often struggle with and by having a new novel, I'm hoping these kiddos build a life long love for reading!

The next book we want to read is the first in a wonderful series: Percy Jackson: The Lighting Thief!

I hope by reading the first book in the series the students will be inspired to continue reading on!

Please consider donating to our classroom!

Ms. Muhawi Gibson Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

22 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) • Amazon Business $4.93 27 $133.11

Materials cost

$133.11

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$12.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$177.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.29

Total project goal

$208.58

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